"Yanci, I knew you would never betray me. It was Ji Yu who deliberately sowed discord between us. I wonder if she will say something even more unjust to you when she goes crazy in the future."
Shang Wu sighed softly, looking worried.
Zhou Yanci's gaze sharpened, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
This seasonal rain is a real scourge!
Shang Wu collected the documents from the table, organized them, and placed them neatly for him.
"Don't forget to give this to the lawyer. I need news about my brother in three days. If he can be released from prison in six months, then I will apologize to you for this. I will never doubt your innocence again."
Zhou Yanci clenched her fists, and the more frustrated she felt inside, the more gentle and affectionate her smile had to be.
He smiled gently: "Don't worry, I will do my best to rescue your brother. You don't need to worry."
Shang Wu smiled brightly: "Okay, then I'll go back and wait."
After saying that, she turned and left.
After everyone left, Zhou Yanci's face turned extremely cold. She raised her hand and swept all the documents on the table to the ground.
Shang Wu walked outside and heard the noise behind her. She paused, a cold glint in her eyes, and then left without looking back.
From the beginning, she had already planned how to deal with Ji Yu—to provoke Ji Yu and make her say something detrimental to Zhou Yanci to anger her.
As a result, Ji Yu's fate will only be worse than before.
But she never expected that Ji Yu would reveal what Zhou Yanci had done to her brother in order to provoke and hurt her.
Shang Wu didn't want to alert Zhou Yanci and arouse her suspicions, making her think that Zhou Yanci had doubts about all of Shang's cases.
Therefore, even if they had the evidence, they dared not act rashly and release their brother.
Now that we've taken advantage of Ji Yu's support, we can finally act in a logical and proper manner.
The thought of her brother being released from prison soon made Shang Wu feel as happy as if she were walking on clouds.
Meanwhile, in the office.
Zhou Yanci closed his eyes and rubbed his temples, his face gloomy.
Soon, a figure rushed over.
Lu Wuwei knocked on the door and, seeing Zhou Yanci's serious expression as if she were in trouble, knew that something serious and difficult to resolve must have happened.
He walked over and asked, "What happened? Why did you call me over so urgently, Mr. Zhou? I have an important case to handle right now."
"No matter how important your case is, it's not as important as what's on my end."
Zhou Yanci stood up, gripped the corner of the table, and stared at him coldly.
"Ji Yu betrayed me by exposing the fact that Shang Wu's brother was framed by Li Chengzhang back then. I went to great lengths to prevent Shang Wu from suspecting me, but you have to help her brother overturn the case and shorten his sentence to six months."
"Shorten it to six months? I went through so much trouble back then to get him severely punished, and now you want to reduce his sentence? Isn't this just making things difficult for me?"
Lu Wuwei was somewhat dissatisfied.
Zhou Yanci glared at him irritably.
"Do I have any other choice now? If I don't do this, Shang Wu will only become more and more suspicious that I'm colluding with Li Chengzhang. Have you thought about what the consequences will be?"
Lu Wuwei didn't know what to do, so he could only sigh.
"Alright."
“Also,” Zhou Yanci looked at him, “the lawyer who’s been following Shang Wu lately is Lu Rang, the top lawyer at Dingfeng Law Firm. Despite the hostile relationship with your Jinshui, he’s helping Shang Wu with things at Chengzhou. There must be something fishy going on. Go and investigate what his purpose is.”
He paused, then added, "Give them a proper warning."
Upon hearing this, Lu Wuwei's expression changed slightly.
“He is indeed Dingfeng’s youngest and most outstanding talent. It is said that he has never lost a case. You must not arouse Shang Wu’s suspicion. Lu Rang is by his side. With his meticulous mind, he will definitely see something strange.”
"That's an exaggeration?" Zhou Yanci raised an eyebrow slightly.
He originally only intended to make Lu Rang realize the difficulty and back down, and to know how to restrain himself.
But now it seems we have no choice but to deal with this man.
However, we cannot use any other method, otherwise Shang Wu will do everything in his power to protect Lu Rang if he finds out.
He had to find a way to get Shang Wu to personally ask for Lu Rang's dismissal.
Zhou Yanci pondered for a moment, then looked at Lu Wuwei.
"Go and think of a way to make Shang Wu lose trust in Lu Rang, fire him personally, and replace him with someone from your Jinshui Law Firm as legal counsel."
Lu Wuwei laughed: "I'd be more than happy to take action against the people at Dingfeng Law Firm. Don't worry, wait for my news."
He smiled, turned and left.
That evening, Shang Wu received a message from Zhou Yanci.
They said that based on the clues provided, the court could hold a public trial and re-sentence the brother.
Shang Wu felt a mix of emotions, both complex and excited.
It seems my brother will be out soon. When they work together, they will surely be able to restore the business's glory.
With no one to share her joy with, she opened a bottle of red wine to celebrate.
Soft music was playing in the living room. Shang Wu had drunk a few more glasses than usual, and her face was flushed.
Just then, a beam of light swept across the window and stopped outside.
The doorbell rang, and Shang Wu, her eyes hazy, got up and opened the door.
"Awu, why are you drinking?"
When Zhou Yanci came in and saw her, his heart stirred slightly, and he unconsciously stared at her intently.
He suddenly realized that over the years, Shang Wu had never allowed him to touch her, but she had always refused him when she was sober.
Perhaps, tonight I can finally possess Shangwu completely.
There's no reason for him not to seize this opportune moment to make things irreversible.
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